Toy.



J. W. ZIMMBRMAN, DEOD. r. L. MANTON, ADMINISTRATOR.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1913.

.1 1 1 5, 1 48. Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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JOHN W. ZIMMERMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; FEED L. MANTON ADMINISTRATOR 0FSAID ZIMMEBMAN, DECEASED.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 27, 1914..

Application filed August 9, 1913. Serial No. 783,895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. ZIMMERMAN, a citizen o-fthe United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, and has for its objectto provide a new and improved form of toy adapted for shooting disks orpieces of thin material.

This invention is an improvement upon the form of toy shown in my PatentNo. 9555, 192, patented April 19, 1910.

The invention consists in simplifying and modifying the structure showntherein, and has for its object to provide an inexpensive form of deviceadapted to accomplish the same purpose; namely, the proj ecting of disksor the like.

Other objects and advantages will be set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a planView of my toy; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 8 is abottom view thereof.

Like numerals refer to like I elements throughout the drawings.

10 designates generally a strip of metal or the like provided with themain portion 10 looped at 10 to form a handle or portion to be gripped,as is clearly shown in the drawings. Adjacent its other extremity thestrip 10 is offset, as indicated by numeral 10, the extremity thereof 10being bent backwardly on the offset portion 10. The inclined portion 10extends between the main port-ion 10 and the offset portion 10. A.spring 11 is carried on the member 10, its extremity 11 lying along theoffset portion 10 and secured thereon by the overturned extremity 10 ofmember 10. The portion. 11 of the spring strip 11 extends upwardly alongand rests on the inclined portion 10 of member 10 and projects upwardlyof the latter, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

A disk holding member 12 is carried by the strip 11 adjacent its outerextremity, the holder 12 being bent around the extremity of strip 11 andprovided with the upwardly extending spaced apart ears or lugs 12*.These lugs 12 are spaced apart a distance less than the thickness of thedisks or the like to be projected and are slightly flared outwardly at12 to permit insertion of such disks, the lugs serving to frictionallyengage the same when placed therebetween, as indicated in dotted linesin Fig. 2. Outwardly of the lugs 12 the disk holder 12 is provided withthe flattened engageable portion 12 and as will be apparent the loopedportion 10 of the member 10 forms a handle or engageable portion whichthe user may grip and by pressing the thumb or finger downwardly againstportion 12 of the disk holder, the latter may be bent downwardly to andnearly in contact with the main portion 10 of member 10; the strip 11being formed of spring metal or the like, will resist such movement andupon release of the flattened portion 12, the spring 11 will throw.the'disk holder 12 rapidly to position, shown in Fig. 2 and a disk orthe like carried therein will be rapidly projected through the air.

While I have shown and described my in vention with more or lessparticularity, I do not wish to be restricted to such showing ordescription beyond the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, a member having ahandle portion and an inclined portion, a spring strip carried by saidmember and contacting with said inclined portion, said strip having aportion projecting beyond said inclined portion to a point adjacent tosaid handle portion, said projecting portion of said strip being adaptedto be bent down, a disk holder carried by said strip and adapted toproject a disk therefrom when released after bending down of said strip.

2. In a device of the class described, a member having an inclinedportion, said member being looped adjacent one extremity and offsetadjacent its other extremity, the inclined portion connecting the offsetand main portions, a spring strip secured to said member, said striphaving a portion contacting with said inclined portion of said member,and a portion projecting beyond said inclined port-ion and adapted to bebent down toward said member, and means carried by said strip to hold adisk for projection therefrom when said strip is released after beingbent down.

8. In a device of the class described, a member having a looped portionadjacent one extremity, an offset portion adj acent its other extremity,an inclined portion extending between the offset portion and the mainportion of said member, a sprin strip having a portion lying along theofiset extremity of said member, the extremityv of said offset portionbeing bent over to engage and means to hold a disk and adapted to bebent d n rdly o a d sa d memb r n t project a disk therefrom Whenreleased after such bending. 15

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

JOHN WV. ZIMMERMAN.

Witnesses HENRY A. PARKS, HELEN FREUND.

Games of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by eddressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. 0.

